Dhaka–Delhi Relations Enter Realignment Phase After Hasina Era
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain has said that relations with neighbouring India are undergoing a phase of “readjustment” following the political upheaval that saw the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government, but stopped short of calling the ties “cold”. Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Continue Reading
High Court Questions Broadcast Legality of Indian Channel ‘Republic Bangla’
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Bangladesh High Court has issued a rule asking why the Indian television channel Republic Bangla should not be banned from broadcast in the country. The development signals a growing disquiet within Bangladesh over the cultural and political influence of foreign media, particularly Indian news networks that have previously been Continue Reading
India Accused of Forcibly Deporting Muslim Citizens into Bangladesh at Gunpoint
Reading Time: 3 minutesPushback operations spark international outrage, legal condemnation and diplomatic tension A deepening humanitarian and diplomatic crisis is unfolding on the Bangladesh–India border, as multiple rights groups, eyewitnesses, and Bangladeshi officials accuse India of forcibly deporting its own Muslim citizens into Bangladesh—some reportedly at gunpoint—under a sweeping and controversial “pushback” campaign. Continue Reading
India’s Assam CM Threatens Unilateral ‘Push-In’ of Alleged Foreigners into Bangladesh: Alarming Implications for Dhaka
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a move that has sparked serious concern in diplomatic and security circles in Dhaka, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on 9 June that anyone identified as a “foreigner” in the Indian state of Assam will be forcibly pushed into Bangladesh without any legal or judicial process. The Continue Reading
Bangladesh Issues Travel Warning On India
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh has imposed stringent health screening measures at its western land ports and issued a formal advisory against non-essential travel to India, as authorities scramble to prevent the spread of a new and highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariant, NB.1.8.1, which is surging in neighbouring regions. The decision, announced by the Ministry Continue Reading